The Man With Three Faces

Evans Brothers Ltd London 1955 1st edition, no dustwrapper

Richard Sorge was a German journalist and Soviet military intelligence officer who was active before and during World War II , working undercover as a German journalist in both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. Sorge is known for his service in Japan in 1940 and 1941, when he provided information about Adolf Hitler's plan to attack the Soviet Union. Then, in mid-September 1941, he informed the Soviets that Japan would not attack the Soviet Union in the near future. A month later, Sorge was arrested in Japan for espionage. He was tortured, forced to confess, tried and hanged in November 1944 aged 49 years. Stalin declined to intervene on his behalf with the Japanese. A committed Communist, Sorge's mission was double-edged - the destruction of Germany and a victory that would allow Russia to dominate Europe, if not the world. He became renowned for his almost impossible feats of espionage...

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